This 5 hour energy is safe for breastfeeding?

Yes??? No??? Because i NEED something... I.Am.SO.TIRED! Last night i told hubby that he HAD to step it up and help me more at night... yea well me waking up to wake him up to give him directions on what to do DEFEATS THE PURPOSE! I mean IF i'm waking him up to go and check on her (b/c she's fussing) most likely it's not to feed her! You know since i BREASTFEED! Just get up and shove the passy back in!
So last night i put her down at about 730 for bed... NICE and early (b/c i read kids sleep better if they get enough sleep to begin with). She lays down and goes right to sleep, no problems really. Fast forward to 9pm when i go in to "dream feed" her... this is her at 9

(any comments about the 1652 things that are "wrong" with this crib sleeping situation can all go to.... well you get the drift... keep them to yourselves unless you think they will help her sleep!)
Goes GREAT! She eats and goes right back to sleep!

Fast forward to midnight... she wants to eat!

Fast forward to 230ish... she needs a passy or something

Fast forward to 330 or maybe it was 3 or maybe it was 4... needs something again

Fast forward to 430, hungry AND has an incredibly stuffy nose! Feed her... turn on the light to suck her nose out... she had also had a mini bloody nose (apparently her room is too dry despite the fact we have a humidifier... guess we'll be turning it up to full blast!)!

UH! I'm tired! My kid is beyond pitiful and i don't know what to do! I don't want to smile because it makes the luggage, that is now taking up permanent residence under my eyes, larger! So i'm stuck between drinking a little rum (you know so it's "mixed" in her bottle) or the 5 hour energy (which she DOESN'T need)... which to choose? Why can't there be over night daycare!

Photo Shoot Thursday

(My mother is going to kill me for this b/c she HATED how much TV i watched as a kid) But here's my kid... refusing to look at me b/c the TV is on... and it's not even on one of her shows one being: Yo Gabba Gabba? What is this show you might ask? Here's a picture... discussion to follow at a later date... i don't have the energy to breech this one yet!

"Hee hee i don't want to look at you... the TV is on!"

Not a bad picture if you ignore the luggage under my eyes and the lack of luster in my very tired skin.... oh and it's hair wash day.... moving on

Ignore the boobs to the left... concentrate on those cheeks!

"she's Crazy I tell you! CRAZY!"

Oh Dear Lord....

See this amazing little sweet firecracker?

Yeah her... i'm convinced she's teething. Teething at 15 weeks. That's 3 and 1/2 months! It's possible, i've read ALL about it! She has all the signs, up more at night (WAY more, you doubt me? look at the luggage under my eyes), she's gnawing on EVERYTHING... seriously... last night she grabbed my finger and it was like a demon possessed her as she grabbed it and acted like it was the last ear of corn on the planet! She has a cold (runny nose, etc), drools and so on and so on... Oh dear lord! I was hoping this was all something the baby whisperer could fix... but no... NOTHING will fix this... I'm so tired!
BUT i did find a few things that will help make this a little more bearable! Gifts for baby AND me!!
Well first is for her: The Sophie Teether

This thing gets the best raves ever! So i'm SOOO in!
Next up... mom bling!

And one of my favorite people uses it too!

Next up... are you ever holding your child and she get all Edward on your Bella arm? Great, buy this Oh Plah bracelet!

Worn like so:


So there you have it, my order... i hope they help! I know it won't help her sleep but MAYBE it will help those little teeth!

You have any tips for me??

She can Swim!!!

Well sort of... it's a start at least!

Kinsley attended her first swim lesson this past weekend and did GREAT! She only fussed a little bit at the beginning and that was it! She's such a star! Here's some pictures to recap:









She had so much fun, i can't wait to go back on Saturday! She was a little star and we were told that the teacher was impressed with her because normally kids scream through the entire first class! Not our K... instead the kid who was in our group and had been in the class for 8months (!!) screamed! Guess that's why he's still on the beginner level~ (oh i hope his parents don't read this!).

Mom (me!!) also got the approval of the teacher saying i caught on SOO quickly and followed directions well! (B/c you know it's all about the parents at this age!) WOOT!

She's SICK!!

My darlin little girl is sick! We woke up at 4am Monday morning to a very unhappy little girl who had a fever! Poor thing! So we went to the pediatrician and found out she has an ear infection! AWWW!

So i stayed home yesterday and took care of the little one. She's on antibiotics and lots of sleep! Poor things nose is so stuffy and draining constantly... luckily i have a new booger sucker!

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Swim baby!

So have you seen these videos ?? They break my heart because that little baby is just floating there waiting for the parents... BUT he's FLOATING! He's NOT drowning! It's amazing! Once I saw them i KNEW i had to get Kinsley in the water doing just that or else i was going to FREAK OUT and not sleep for fear that she would some how (despite the fact that she doesn't walk, crawl, or even roll) fall into a pool or pond (regardless that we don't own one and she can't get near one without us DRIVING her to one). I KNEW i would be loosing sleep over it! Call me irrational, you wouldn't be the first, but i want her to be comfortable in the water and learn survival swimming!

SO she IS!!! Starting tomorrow (saturday) she and I will go every Saturday and spend some Mommy/K time together and she'll learn to float and eventually swim! I'm sooo excited!